The shutdown came after lawmakers failed to agree on a spending bill that would dictate the distribution of funds to state-operated facilities until the middle of February 2018.

Capitol Bar — a bar and restaurant on Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill — was quick to capitalise on the political meltdown with a range of cocktails made available the moment lockdown went into effect.

Drinks include the “Have you ever met a Haitian?” made with banana-flavoured Bacardi rum, pineapple juice, cranberry soda and “guilt”, and the “Affordable Beer Act” — a can of National Bohemian beer spiked with Motezuma Blue tequila.

The drinks have even been made affordable for those whose paycheques will take a hit thanks to the lockdown, as Capitol is selling the cocktails for just $5 (£3.60) to anyone carrying a federal employee I.D. card.